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Old Dec 13, 2019, 1:37 pm
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christianj
 
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Originally Posted by openwheelracing
Truth is, there are too many people holding onto the CSR without actual spent, they signed up for the bonus, don't actually travel much, but are trying hard to justify the AF hoping they get similar allowances like.Sacks and food delivery. When the best thing to do is just downgrade and go get Amex to begin with.
Not sure I follow your logic! People that signed up for CSR and only got it for the signup bonus and not using the card are likely not keeping the card past Year 1. What’s their motivation in Year 2 to pay $450 annual fee? What’s your source for saying there are too many people holding on to the card and not using it? The actual number of CSR holders doesn’t matter in the slightest and likely has no impact on our benefits as mentioned above....we are not competing for something in limited supply like upgrades, etc. Raising the annual fee will hurt those of us that have had the card for years and actually use it.
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